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• Proposals submitted to & reply of the Sultan of Zanzibar
• W.P. Alexander to William Mackinnon. enclosing copies of telegrams to & from Mombasa & telegram to Cannes to William Mackinnon. regarding Sultan's suspending concession to Manda & Patta (islands off the Witu concession area) & draft of letter about the matter by Sir Donald Stewart, IBEA Co. Director, pinning responsibility on F.O. & their instructions; the draft extensively amended & lengthened by notes in William Mackinnon 's handwriting (G.S. Mackenzie described as Acting Chief Administrator Africa)
• ? to Gerald Waller Enclosing draft of proposed concession from Sultan of Zanzibar
• G.S. Mackenzie to William Mackinnon. Attempt to arrange a meeting with Lord Salisbury regarding company financing; Sir Percy Anderson suggested deputation of Kirk, Sir Arnold, G.S.M.; Sir Phillip Currie requested a memo. left for Lord S.'s prior consultation unwilling at first because of mention of politically unpalatable railway (in note for Sir Percy Anderson) & none of other directors available. Consulted Sir Arnold on a present draft, left with Villiers omitting controversial clauses, asks William Mackinnon 's approval, but accepts responsibility. Not known who will succeed Lord S. in new Ministry, but his advice will carry weight with successor. Speed urged; another copy could be substituted if William Mackinnon disagrees strongly or wishes to add. Enclosures: (a) typescript copy of memo handed in Pencil notes date as 7/23/92 - not G.S.M. nor William Mackinnon 's handwriting. Proposals parallel those in Bentley letter of Aug. 2, 1892 enclosure (itself held with Bentley letter of 7 July.) Differences - detailed statements regarding custon's revenue part & estimated; £10,000 balance expected after interest payments; welcome to other syndicates etc. unqualified; settlement of Witu problem & Tana & Juba navigation question to double profits; restriction of Sultan's expenditure & appropriation of islands' taxes (for development purposes) quite explicit, in proposals omitted; proposed Govt. seat on board left out; & the interim return of the Concession to the Sultan as prelude to extended Protectorate. (b) copy of memo regarding Uganda. Details as Bentley letter of 4 Aug 1892 - enclosure (b). The differences. G.S.M. suggests IBEA Co. willing to create Persian style transport system between Uganda and Dagoretti (near to the modern Nairobi). No suggestion of Capt. Eric Smith as potential Resident; only as heading transport system
• No signed covering letter - envelope date stamped Ap.25, 1885, Manchester - 8 copies of Manchester printed draft of Proposed Concession, Zanzibar & East African Trade - pencil note on the envelope dates to 1886